ComStream engineering and technology give rise to a new highly flexible, feature-rich earth station product.SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 18, 1997-- DT8000 debuts as the premier SCPC/MCPC satellite communications solution In the world of technology, smaller usually means better. In the case of ComStream Corp.'s new point-to-point or point-to-multipoint DT8000 Digital Earth Station, this translates to a new compact, highly flexible, cost-effective, full-featured product. Incorporating several of the company's powerful application specific integrated circuits Integrated circuits Miniature electronic circuits produced within and upon a single semiconductor crystal, usually silicon. Integrated circuits range in complexity from simple logic circuits and amplifiers, about 1/20 in. (1. (ASICs) into its design, the DT8000 is greatly simplified compared with conventional earth stations, while offering more functionality. The DT8000 is a fully integrated, single-source indoor-outdoor single channel per carrier (SCPC SCPC Single Channel Per Carrier SCPC Supercritical Pulverized Coal (power generation) SCPC South Caucasus Pipeline Company SCPC Signal Corps Photographic Center ) turnkey satellite communications system In telecommunication, a communications system is a collection of individual communications networks, transmission systems, relay stations, tributary stations, and data terminal equipment (DTE) usually capable of interconnection and interoperation to form an integrated whole. . The indoor unit, a specialized variable-rate, modular modem, and the outdoor unit, a Ku-band radio frequency (RF) transceiver, work together to process, send and receive voice or data signals via one of the thousands of communications satellites circling the globe. "Our DT8000 is an easy-to-install, cost-effective satellite communications system that can be used in nearly any point-to-point application through its high performance, built-in versatility, integrated monitor and control, and easy-to-add options. "Add to that its programmable operating parameters, and you have a highly flexible product that uniquely addresses multiple worldwide applications," said Rick Bernheim, general manager of the Satellite Products division, the ComStream business division responsible for earth stations and modems. The DT8000's indoor unit architecture is based on ComStream's world-renowned CM701 Digital Satellite Modem A device used to transmit and receive signals from a satellite transponder. For transmission, it modulates digital data signals from a multiplexing device into a carrier frequency for delivery to an upconverter, amplifier and antenna. , a highly respected product in the international market. The CM701 modulates a voice or data signal to a radio frequency for transmission over satellite. In a two-way application, the modem also demodulates the RF signals received from the satellite back to the original voice or data signal. In addition to its basic functionality, optional, easy-to-install modules (field-replaceable units) can be added to the indoor unit as customer needs require. The outdoor unit, which may be ordered with either a 1- or 2-watt Ku-band transceiver, consists of a temperature-compensated block upconverter A block up-converter (BUC) is used in the transmission (uplink) of satellite signals. It converts a band (or "block") of frequencies from a lower frequency to a higher frequency. Modern BUCs convert from the L band to Ku band, C band and Ka band. and solid state power amplifier with a low-noise block downconverter In digital communications signals can be transmitted in baseband or passband. On receiver side usually a downconverter is used to transform the signal from the passband back to the baseband for further processing. The local oszillator frequency is . Programmable power levels and operating parameters allow the unit to support a multitude of satellite applications, varying or extreme weather, or other location variables. Earth stations such as the DT8000 have become the ideal communications solution for organizations or companies located in areas where traditional wired communications systems are not available or are unreliable. For a reasonable investment, companies can install DT8000 at their various sites, and these sites can then use voice, data, fax or videoconferencing applications from one site to another in a point-to-point or point-to-multipoint network. The DT8000 is available through ComStream's worldwide headquarters or regional sales offices. ComStream is a major international provider of digital transmission solutions for voice, data, audio and video applications. The company is world-known for its design and manufacture of satellite communications equipment, such as full-mesh VSATs, satellite modems and earth stations, and broadcast systems for private business and public networks. ComStream is also a preferred OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and supplier of digital components for the consumer electronics industry and a producer of digital set-top boxes and broadband satellite PC receiver cards. With offices in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Colombia, Indonesia, The People's Republic of China, Russia and the United Kingdom, ComStream is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Spar Aerospace Ltd. ComStream's Web site URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. is http://www.comstream.com . Spar, a leading Canadian advanced technology company, is in the communications, space, aviation and defense, and software industries. Operations are located in North America, Europe and the Pacific Rim, and nearly 70 percent of revenues are derived outside Canada. It is listed on the Toronto and Montreal stock exchanges Montreal Stock Exchange See Bourse de Montreal, Inc. (Canadian Derivatives Exchange) . Stock symbol: SPZ SPZ Schützenpanzer (German; armoured personnel carrier) SPZ spätzle (dorsoventral patterning, genetics) SPZ Simplified Planning Zone SPZ Socionet Personal Zone SPZ South Park Zone . Spar's Web site URL is http://www.spar.ca . CONTACT: The Townsend Agency Carol Foster, 619/457-4888 www.comstream.com |
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